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AI may be the future — but what does it mean for your business today?
In "AI May Be the Future, but What Does It Mean for Your Business?" David Rowan, visionary and founding editor of WIRED UK, takes us on an electrifying journey through the game-changing potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Far from a buzzword, AI is revolutionizing how we live, work, and create—and Rowan reveals the stunning opportunities and urgent challenges this brings to businesses today.
Imagine a world where your customers' emotions are decoded in real-time by AI-powered agents, or where education is tailored to each learner's pace, making "one-size-fits-all" a thing of the past. Rowan paints a picture of how AI will reshape industries:
But this future isn't all rosy. Rowan doesn’t shy away from the darker side—automation could displace jobs, and biases in AI systems could deepen societal divides. Then there’s the wild card: AI’s ability to generate misinformation on an unprecedented scale.
So what does Rowan suggest? Be bold. Be ready. Businesses need to embrace AI as a tool for innovation, not a threat. Stay curious, experiment fearlessly, and keep ethics front and center as you ride this wave of transformation.
AI is not just the future—it’s here, reshaping everything. Are you ready to evolve with it, or will you be left behind? David Rowan leaves his audience inspired, energized, and ready to act.
Why this is AI's "Netscape moment" — and what that means for your business
Netscape transformed what was an obscure academic and governmental hypertext network and opened the door to what became the multi-trillion-dollar internet economy. DAVID ROWAN is convinced this is the Netscape moment in the Artificial Intelligence era: the very beginning of a massive series of disruptive industry upheavals built on AI that will create vast new wealth — and punish any business that underestimates the speed and depth of the shift to the new AI economy. You can already see the signals: from deepfakes, to ChatGPT, to medical AI’s reading patients’ CT scans, and more. So where do we go from here — and how should you prepare? David will translate how AI is being applied today in top university labs and in the most ambitious startups, and help you understand what is about to happen in your industry. Because you can't assume it will be business as normal.
Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds
In this eye-opening, actionable, and engaging talk, DAVID ROWAN takes audiences behind the scenes of the years of travel and research that went into his new book Non-Bullshit Innovation. Rather than innovate through jargon – with talk of change agents and co-creation gurus, ideas portals and webinars, make-a-thons and hackfests, paradigm shifts and pilgrimages to Silicon Valley – he reveals the companies and leaders that are truly and successfully thinking outside the box. From the bank that performs surgery to the country that’s an app store, Rowan’s talk is chock-full of engrossing stories collected on his 20-country journey from Peru to China. Packed with practical tips on radical ways to adapt and thrive in the digital age, Rowan’s talk reveals how to create genuine innovation regardless of your industry.
Thought Leadership Topics in Fully Customized Keynotes
DAVID ROWAN is in-demand with groups Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, The World Economic Forum, TED Global, Google Zeitgeist, Fortune 100 businesses, and more. David’s recent presentations include: how smart companies are innovating, how to embrace transformative in an exponential era, how utilities will change in the decade ahead, the future of the customer experience, and actionable strategies and lessons from the world’s fastest innovators.
The New Rules of Business
In this compelling talk, renowned tech journalist DAVID ROWAN shares the ten technology megatrends you can’t afford to ignore – and how they’ll transform manufacturing, hospitality, finance, insurance, entertainment, and travel industries. With a breadth of expertise and insider secrets from the world’s tech titans, Rowan reveals how to survive, prosper, and embrace transformation in a world of exponential technologies and what your business can learn from startup thinking.
Business, Tech, & Climate Change
Innovative tech journalist DAVID ROWAN leads a grand adventure onstage for individuals and organizations looking to see, experience, and change the world. Referencing his sustainable ecosystem of impact-driven communities, Voyagers.io, Rowan brings insights specific to your industry and regulatory concerns, planting the roots for future-proofing.
David Rowan explains compellingly how emerging technologies will impact business — and how leaders should prepare now. As founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine’s UK edition, David came to know the founders of WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Google, Didi, Spotify, Xiaomi, Nest, Twitter, and countless other ambitious startups from Tel Aviv to Shenzhen. He has since invested in more than 150 early-stage tech companies, including two that became billion-dollar “unicorns,” and is an adviser to venture-capital funds, the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, and numerous tech businesses.
David’s Amazon #1 business bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds (Penguin) has been published in Japan, Korea, Russia, Ukraine. and beyond. The book, a 20-country quest for bold corporate innovation in the face of technology-led disruption, sets out 17 proven strategies for future-proofing a successful business — helping leaders build resilience in an uncertain world.
David has been a technology columnist for The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and The Sunday Times. He has been asked to give more than 600 keynotes in recent years, and has received repeat requests to present for clients such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Google, KPMG, McKinsey, Chanel and Unilever. David has moderated events for the World Economic Forum, WIRED, and the UK and French governments, and is increasingly in demand to host virtual conferences.
David deconstructs tech trends in real time, unpacking how major innovations like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous vehicles, and more, are changing businesses and consumers. He focuses on how technology-led innovation can build prosperity even in economic downturns and amid market crises. He delivers fascinating and knowledgeable presentations full of insight into the future of technology together with lively examples and engaging video clips which reveal that, in some cases, the future is already here. He’s typically asked to speak about how innovation and technology are likely to impact a particular sector (from manufacturing to motoring), and what incumbent companies can do to protect themselves. He customizes every talk, and in recent months has addressed audiences in finance, fashion, utilities, television, insurance, shipping, travel, real estate and business software. He also speaks a lot about changing business models, and how companies can develop a culture of innovation.
And he is still searching for the future.
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